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Both young scrum-halves acquitted themselves well, and watching their duel develop will be fascinating.

In the forwards, Harry Wells, as expected given his Premiership experience, played well, and apart from the odd blip the front-row performed as Boris Stankovich would demand and expect.

The line-out continues to be an issue, but we have reached the point where that has become a given.

If Tigers return to the joys of virtual certainty on their own ball in this phase, then the team will be ready to win a big trophy. Until then, we’ll watch it develop and enjoy the incremental improvements on show.

All in all it was a good day – an enjoyable game, a home win and some encouraging performances from understudies and returners.